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C. L. WEIL BOX.

APPLICATION man APR.24, 1912.

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wwwa/ao useful improvements in Boxes,

CHARLES L. WEIL, 0F ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR 'T0 lDmMUNlD CRYSTAL SALT COMPANY, 0F ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN, it. CORPOBTION OFIMICHKGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led april at, 193.2. Serial No. @$822.

To all rwhom it may concer/n:

Be it known that l, CHARLES L. WEIL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Clair, in the county of St. Clair andl State of Michigan, have invented certain new and of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates 4to boxes, cans and like receptacles and particularly to that type of receptacles wherein it is desirable to provide a discharge nozzle or spout .whereby contained liquids or granular material Vmay be readily dispensed. p

llt is an object of my present invention to providea container of the class described which may possess all the advantages of the.

usual pouring or shaking boxes and which shall in addition be so constructed that it may advantageously be packed and shipped in quantities with economy in space and safety from damage during transportation.

lt is also an object of my invention to provide a receptacle which while having the advantages above pointed out shall at the same time be simple in construction and operation and relatively inexpensive in manufacture.

With the above and other objects in View,l

my invention compr1ses a box, can, or other receptacle of metal, paper, cardboard, or the like, having the usual bottom and sides and a top section of peculiar construction consisting broadly of some pliant or flexible member having an opening throu h which material may be poured, in com ination, with an attached nozzle or -spout and its stopper. This' flexible member is corrugated so that 1t may be folded in such position that the top of the attached spout is below the level of the top of the box, and when in extended position the attached spout is above the level of the top of the box and the pliant member constituting'part of' the cover is then frusto-conical in shape.

ln the accompanyingdrawings similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of my box with the top thereof extended and in posi;

tion for emptying; lFig. 2 illustrates a vertical section showing the cover in closed position for shipping.

lin the drawings, element 1 designates the can proper, which, as stated, may be made ef metal, strawboardfpaper or the like, having the bottomv 2, and cover 3 of special constructmn. This cover consists of the usual slip cover so universally used and secured in position by the label on. the box and flange of the cover.' lt comprisesl a closure for the can of pliant or flexible material, havlng -a corrugated or plaited portion. and an opening 4 and a ourin spout 5 with the usual stopper 6. he height of this spout and stopper is less than the distance such cover extends downwardly from the top of the walls when such cover is folded, in order that receptacles packed ontop of each other may not in any manner interfere with the attached spouts.

The Hexible cover may be made of cloth,

rubber, paper, cardboard, metal or the like,

peculiar conical or domed shape is thus" acquired.

lt is to be understood that l do not limit myself to any particular material, but consider the scope of my invention determined `by the accompanying claim together with equivalents.

What ll claim is A can having a body portion, a top attached to the rim of the can including a depending annular flange arranged to lit over the said rim ,upon the outside surface of the body portion, an adjacent integral yannular 'surface disposed at right angles tothe said depending flange extending inwardly over a part of the area of the said top, an integral movable corrugated surface spaced from the l innery sides of thel can and disposed in conical relation therewith, and a centrally arranged spout secured at one end tothe terminating edges of the movable ,corrugated surface,

the said spout being disposed 5 beneath the plane of the said adjacent integral annular surface by the conical corrugated surface when in depressed position, and held extended by the said movable conical corr ugated surface above the plane of the integral annular surface when in a 10 protracted position.

Signed at St. Clair, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, this 20th day of April, 1912. p CHAS. L. WEIL. K Witnesses: l

W. F. DowNING, BERTHA M. PALMER. 

